How to write tweets or messages of 280 characters on Twitter

Enough juggling language. Twitter has just introduced a new character limit for everyone: 280. Since the beginning of its time, back in March 2006, Twitter has always had the same character limitation.

Users who wanted to participate in this brief social network by definition always had to stick to a very specific number of characters: 140. Tweets of 280 characters arrive.

And today is when this amount doubles. The tests began a few weeks ago for a small group of users. Thus, since September of this year, Twitter has had the opportunity to test how well 280-character tweets work.

How to write 280-character tweets on Twitter

You don't really have to do anything except come up with a tweet that's 280 characters long. Easy right? The first time you use it, unless you are very clear about what you have to say, 280 characters may seem like a lot.

In fact, you are most likely accustomed to shortening terms and saving as much as possible in your expressions, now you can write all the letters of the words . And your texts will surely gain we alth.

To write 280-character tweets from your mobile Twitter app, do the following:

1. Open the Twitter app. When you are inside and have read the tweets that interest you, press the blue button to write a new tweet. You have it at the bottom of the screen.

Please note that to take advantage of the new 280 character limit, you will not need to update the application. In principle this will be available to everyone without the need to download anything.

2. Write your first 280-character tweet What you'll see on the screen as you type is a wheel that will fill up blue as you type. When you are in the bottom 20, the wheel will turn yellow, indicating that you are nearing the 280 limit.

3. Once you've finished your first longer tweet, all you have to do is hit the Tweet button. And ready!

If you're tweeting over the web, you'll have to do exactly the same thing. The operation is identical, but with the support of a larger screen.

280. The end of originality on Twitter?

And although for many, the less thrifty (in characters), this is excellent news, some have already put their hands to their heads. They think that the implementation of this new limit of 280 characters will be the end of originality on Twitter.

They say that until now, the user was forced to be brief and original However, Twitter ensures that all these prejudices are totally unfounded. A graphic According to Android Police, the graphic you see above is the explanation of everything.

According to Twitter, with the 140-character limitation, 9% of tweets exceed the number. On the other hand, with the introduction of 280 characters, and after having carried out various tests since September, it is confirmed that only 1% of tweets exceed the limit.

Other measures to make the most of tweets

Expanding tweets to 280 characters is the most radical measure that Twitter has implemented in recent times. Much earlier, back in 2016, those responsible for the social network implemented other innovations with which they intended that the user could take more advantage of the old 140.

Thus, links, photos and other elements that were incorporated into a tweet stopped counting as characters. This allowed users to enjoy a full 140 characters to make their presentations. And the truth is that it was appreciated.